Holder for cigars or cigarettes



p 6, 1932- H. H. III-IQNIGBAUM 1,876,299

HOLDER FUR CIGARS OR CIGARETTE-S Filed Feb. 5, 1930 INIENTOR. Har/y Hangbau/i? A TTORNFY v Patented Sept. 6, 1932 UNITED STATES- "nanay n. nomemum, or new YORK, 11. Y.

Application filed February 5, 1980. Serial No. 425,984..

This invention relates to smokers accessories and is directed more particularly to holders for cigars or cigarettes which in the preferred form of the invention have asso .1 ciated therewith receptacles for the collection of ash which, in the absence of such recep-i tacles, would be apt to fall on the floor or on the personof the smoker. It is well known I that during the smoking of-a cigar or ciga rette, ash accumulates rapidly at the burn-: end thereof and unless this. ash is.

periodically deposited in an ash tray, it will fall upon the person of the smoker or'upo'n' ing the floor. Fastidious persons find it necessary under the present practice to invariably have an ash tray conveniently at hand for the disposal of' such ash. p

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a smo'kers article which will serve the dual purpose of holding a cigar or cigarette and also provide for the receipt of ash therefrom. Thus in the preferred form of the invention, the article embodies a clasp or holder adapted to embrace and hold the cigar or cigarette and with this clasp or holder is associated a receptacle or tray so positioned as to underlie the burning end of the cigar orcigarette so that as the ashes fall, they are caught in the tray. With the tray may be associated a substantially closed ash compartment in which the ash may be positioned in a manner to preclude spilling of the ash from the tray and this compartment may be. emptied at convenient times to dispose of the ash contained therein.

The device of this invention is preferably employed in its entirety, but the invention is not limited to the employment of all the novel T and useful features thereof, since some of the elements of the invention may be employed without necessarily employing them all. For example, the novel form of holder may be P utilized without the associated tray or receptacle and the invention is therefore to be understood as fully commensurate with this inventive concept.

Features of the invention, other than those adverted to, will be apparent from the hereinafter detailed description and claims, when read in conjunction with the accompanying I drawing.

The accompanying drawing illustrates different practical embodiments ofthe'invenv t1on,-but the construction therein-shown is to be understood as illustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of theinvention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an article 1 embodying the present invention.

F'gure 2 is a section on-the line 2-2of Fi re 1. I v

eferring to Figures 1 and 2,- I have-shown therein a combination cigar holder and tray made in accordance with this invention. All that portion of the article to the left of the line 1 is designated 2 and constitutes the holder portion and all that part to the right of the line 1 is designated 3 and constitutes the tray. The holder portion is in the form of a ring 4 suificiently large tobe slipped over a cigar or a cigarette as the case may be. In this connection, it will be noted that a relatively large size will be made for use with cigars and a correspondingly smaller size for use with cigarettes. The ring 4 fits very; loosely in fact as not to contact therewit and from the rear edge of the ring extend spring tongues 5 and 6 which grip the cigar and hold the article thereon when the cigar is held between the lips. When, however, the cigar is carried. in the hand, the

spring tongues 5 and 6 are held between the fingers and the pressure of the fingers causes the tongues to grip the cigar even tighter, so that there is no possibility of disengagement of the article from the cigarette while they are being carried in the hand. A transverse finger piece 7 is preferably associated with the end tongue 6 to facilitate the holdin of the tongues between the fingers and thls part 7 also consists in supporting thedevice when it is laid upon a flat surface as it will serve to elevate the end of the cigar above said surface.

The forward edge of the ring 4 is extended to form a tray 3 which is flared out wider than the diameter of the rin so that the burning'end of the cigar wi 1 not contact with the walls of the tray. The upper portion of the tray is cut awayv as shown at 8 PATENT OFFICE to provide an open top so that air may freely circulate about the burning end of the cigar.

back along the cigar so that the burning end s will not-engage with the article. Nevertheless such burning end will at all times be contained within the tray to catch the ash that may fall therefrom. 'Fi res 1 and 2 show the arrangementfor a cigar hut the device may be made smaller to cooperate with a ci arette.

n the preferred form of the invention, a tray is associated with the holder and the tray may be made either rigid or may be so formed that it may be elongated or collapsed as desired. Furthermore, in the preferred form of the invention, there is associated with the tray a receptacle from which ash received in the tray is deposited so that the interior of the receptacle is normally free from ash. Such a receptacle may be associated with any of the trays which I have described and I preferably do so in practice.

I have clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 how the burning end of the cigar or cigarette is maintained free from contact with the walls of the tray and while this is not essential, it is preferable.

The articles of this invention may be made from a wide variety of materials, but preferably are of fireproof materials. They may be ornamented or left plain.

' Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. As anewarticle of manufacture, a ci ar or cigarette holder comprising a substantially cylindrical part through which a cigar or cigarette is adapted to extend, one end of the cylindrical part being projected in the direction of its length to form an open top tray adapted to underlie the burning and of the cigar or cigarette to receive ashes that may fall therefrom, and the other end of said cylindrical part being formed with gripping tongues extending rearwardly to respectively'overlie and underlie the ci ar or cigarette to grip the same and preclu e the inadvertent displacement of the holder from the cigar or cigarette, the ton e which underlies the cigar or cigarette eing provided with a transverse finger piece to preclude lateral tipping of the holder when resting upon a flat surface.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a cigar or cigarettev holder comprising a substantially cylindrical part throughwhich a cigar or cigarette is adapted to extend, one end of the cylindrical part being projected in the direction of its length to form an open top tray adapted to underlie the burning end of the cigar or cigarette to receive ashes that may aeraeee signed the foregoing specification. 

